after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
nothing but; none other than
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
good old; good old-fashioned
to make an appointment; to make a reservation
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
Japanese citizen; (the) Japanese
every person; every mouth; every entrance
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
protection law; shield law; law for the protection of something
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to pay with one's own money; to pay out of one's own pocket
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
family management of a business
share (in a company); stock
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
including (in a package); packing together with
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily